Crop Protection

STK Bio-Ag Technologies names Job USA business manager

STK Bio-ag technologies, an Israel-based company marketing botanical-based and hybrid biopesticides for sustainable food protection and aquaculture, has appointed Neal Job to the position of USA business manager. In his new position Job will be... more »

Crop Production Services among rebranded Nutrien affiliates

Loveland, Colorado, based Nutrien Ltd. (Nutrien) has launched its newly branded retail business, Nutrien Ag Solutions. The name Nutrien Ag Solutions will align the retail businesses across the globe and strengthen the long-term mission of helping... more »

Isagro USA gets EPA registration for Taegro 2 Biofungicide

Morrisville, California-based Isagro USA announces the approval by the California EPA of Taegro 2 broad-spectrum biofungicide, for use in a wide variety of vegetable, fruit and horticulture crops. Taegro 2 biofungicide provides broad-spectrum protection of major soil-borne... more »

New spray tool to to help on-target applications from BASF

BASF launched its latest stewardship resource to assist growers with on-target applications this season – the Engenia Herbicide Spray Tool. The mobile-friendly website gives applicators key weather information at the touch of a button without downloading an... more »

Kemin Crop Technologies hooks up with Plant Products

Des Moines, Iowa-based Kemin Crop Technologies, an initiative of Kemin Industries focused on providing solutions for commercial horticulture, announced a new relationship with Plant Products, a distribution company within the specialty horticulture industry with presence in... more »

Financial results from 2017 reported by Marrone Bio

Davis, California-based Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. ("MBI" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:MBII), a provider of bio-based pest management and plant health products for the agriculture, turf and ornamental and water treatment markets, has provided its financial... more »

EPA OK’s Blossom Protect, Botector to increase storage time

Vista, California-based Westbridge Agricultural Products' has received Environmental Protection Agency approval for an extended storage period on the Blossom Protect and Botector product labels. The new labels extend the storage time from 10 months to... more »

Funding backs projects to protect from pests and diseases

USDA's Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Greg Ibach March 22 announced that USDA is allocating almost $70 million from Section 10007 of the 2014 Farm Bill to support 494 projects in 49 states,... more »